Step 7: Using a dowel as the pivot

Step 8: Adding the magnets

Round magnets have been added on the top and bottom of the head so it snaps close and conceals the secret hiding spot

We made a box in the shape of my son’s head. We laser cut pieces of taskboard (corrugated cardboard works well, too) and laminated them together. The heads pivots on a dowel and is held in place by two magnets

Google for hacker spaces close to you, or see if there is a FabLab anywhere near by (they are usually based in museums and collages). For instance I live near Chicago, and know of at least two places that give the average person access to expensive fabrication tools like Laser cutters, shop bots and 3d printers.

This project utilizes 123D Make from Autodesk which is not currently available. When can we look forward to seeing the new software version? I have been checking the site daily for weeks hoping that the "coming *very* soon" banner will ring true. Can we get any insight into this? Expectantly waiting and dreaming! -Chris

We screwed up and were not quite ready with the new versions while the old one expired.

We're going to be bringing out new versions of 123D Make, Sculpt, Catch and Design soon on mobile, desktop and online. We're in the final few days of QA on the full release, and expect to submit it to the Mac AppStore next week. At that point it's in the hands of Apple's review and approval process, but we expect that it will be available around mid-April. And yes, the app will still be free.

One thing we've done that is cool - but admittedly contributed to further dev time – is connecting the 123D apps through the cloud, so you can design something in 123D, or 123D Sculpt, or even work on your model in a web app on 123Dapp.com, and then open it directly into 123D Make. This makes the workflow smoother and opens up all kinds of possibilities. In the meantime, continue to keep an eye on the site – or sign up here to be notified when the app is released: http://www.123Dapp.com/make

Thanks for your honesty. I cant wait to see the whole system working together! This is certainly going to be a game changer. I am assuming that the desktop versions will be for Mac and PC? I am also assuming the whole package will be released at the same time (so timing is in Apple's hands to some degree). Thanks again. I'm looking forward to enjoying all you and your team's hard work soon.